By Niall O'Dowd, Publisher Ireland appears to have done a remarkable job holding infection and death numbers down from the coronavirus.. As of Thursday, this week they had under 100 fatalities and 3,900 infections. The experts had suggested the Irish would have 15,000 infected by the end of March with death numbers as high as 500. What have … [Read more...] about The U.S. could learn from Ireland how to handle COVID-19
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News: Sinn Féin Surge in Irish Election
By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
March / April 2020
The Irish people went to the polls on February 8 to elect a new government. Almost a month later, that government has yet to be formed. Why is this and what does it mean? In order to form a government in Ireland, a party or coalition of parties must have at least 80 seats. In the recent election, Fianna Fáil narrowly emerged as the largest party with 38 seats. Sinn Féin were … [Read more...] about News: Sinn Féin Surge in Irish Election
A Citizen's Assembly on a United Ireland
By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
December / January 2020
A united Ireland seems more possible now than at any point in our history ℘℘℘ “Brexit has catapulted this issue forward,” says Pádraig Ó Muirigh, advisor to the Republican Sinn Féin Party. “There is a real sense that we’re living in historical times.” In October, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson effectively agreed to place the de facto future border in the sea between … [Read more...] about A Citizen's Assembly on a United Ireland
A Citizen’s Assembly on a United Ireland
By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
December / January 2020
A united Ireland seems more possible now than at any point in our history ℘℘℘ “Brexit has catapulted this issue forward,” says Pádraig Ó Muirigh, advisor to the Republican Sinn Féin Party. “There is a real sense that we’re living in historical times.” In October, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson effectively agreed to place the de facto future border in the sea between … [Read more...] about A Citizen’s Assembly on a United Ireland
Phoenix Remembers the Great Hunger
By Irish America Staff
October / November 2019
The 2019 International Commemoration of the Great Irish Famine will take place in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday, November 3. Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, Josepha Madigan T.D., made the announcement in July. “This year’s commemoration represents an opportunity to not only recognize the work … [Read more...] about Phoenix Remembers the Great Hunger